On the evening of November 15, 2025, 28-year-old Ryan Huinker was shot and killed by police after a domestic disturbance at his home on James Street in Derry Township, on the edge of Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Earlier that night a newlywed woman had fled to a neighbor’s house and told dispatch her husband was in the basement firing a gun. Troopers and Latrobe officers arrived around 6:30 p.m., confronted Huinker on the front porch and ordered him to show his hands. Officers later said they observed a handgun tucked into his waistband; a Taser was used but did not subdue him.

According to investigators, a brief exchange of gunfire ensued in front of the house; neighbors reported hearing five to seven shots. Huinker was fatally wounded and pronounced dead; the Westmoreland County coroner identified him and attributed his death to the shooting that began with the domestic call. Troopers processed the scene, collected body-camera footage and opened a standard review by the county district attorney’s office. Officials declined to release how many times he was struck, who fired the fatal round or who fired first.

If anyone witnessed the standoff that night or has information about what led up to the shooting, please share what is known.